Whales are predicted to manipulate Bitcoin's price around options expiry dates (e.g., August 29, September 26, and December 26, 2025) to push the price to a level favorable to their calls or puts.
"options expiry data reveals concentrations around August 29th... September 26th... and December 26th with significant value stacked in both calls and puts. Essentially, what this means... as these dates come around, you're going to see whales manipulating the market... they're going to try and push the price to a certain level on that expiry date."